Mr. Yohannan represents a wide variety of clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to individual inventors. He counsels and represents clients in connection with state, federal and administrative litigation involving patent, trademark and consumer protection issues. He counsels and represents applicants for utility and design patent protection before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), particularly in mechanical, integrated circuitry, semiconductor, display and aeronautic technologies. He also counsels and represents clients, including manufacturers, researchers, service providers and trade associations, on domestic and international licensing matters.
Mr. Yohannan provides clients with opinions of counsel regarding the validity and infringement of patents and trademarks. He counsels and represents applicants for registration of trademarks; counsels and represents clients on unfair competition and trade secret matters; and coordinates the activities of foreign counsel in securing intellectual property protection internationally.
Representative Experience
Mr. Yohannan served as lead trial counsel for the following matters:
Vidsys, Inc. v. Proximex Corporation (E.D. Pa. 2011)
Declaratory judgment action seeking declaration of non-infringement and invalidity of patent.
Innovative Office Products, Inc. v. Humanscale Corporation (E.D. Pa 2010)
Defense of patent infringement action.
Neutral tandem, Inc. v. Peerless Network, LLC, et. al. (N.D. I11.2008)
Successful defense of patent infringement suit including defeating motion for preliminary injunction and obtaining judgment of invalidity of patent.
Telerix, Inc v. Vero Systems, LLC (E.D. Va. 2007)
Successful assertion of patent infringement suit. Settlement negotiated licensing defendant under asserted patent.
Stena Rederi AB v. The United States et al. (Fed Cl. 2006)
Successful assertion of Swedish shipping company's patent on ship hull design against the United States resulting in award of $3.2 million to client.
Intelli-Check, Inc. v. Tricom Card Technologies, Inc. et al. (E.D. NY 2003)
Successful defense of patent infringement action resulting in license to client for nominal fee.
